Monkey Stomp. Man it feels good to say that. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a monkey stomp is a victory by a margin of 21 points or more. Last year, 6 of the 12 games played by SJU were stomps. This year, well, the term hasn’t been used often in the Johnnie football lexicon.
October 2008 Archive
Johnnie Gameday Predictions: Hamline
So last week didn’t turn out so well for the Johnnies or the predictors. We all know that Hamline is no Bethel, and Collegeville is no Arden Hills. Things should go much better this week; let’s see if the staff of JohnnieFootball.com feels that way.
The Johnnie family, a wise choice!
As the age-old adage states; “you pick your friends, not your family.” This statement implies that as human beings we really have zero choice when it comes to the family that we are born into. There is simply nothing we can do about what this birthright means to us as we make our way through life. There can be good and there can be challenges in any family. But for those of us who are (proudly) members of a family that we did choose to join, we are most secure in our knowledge that there is nothing better than the Johnnie family!
Sleeping ’til Noon
Grandpa’s been gone for 20 years now, but as I make my way in life, one of his sayings will frequently pop into my mind. As I’ve watched the St. John’s football team this season, I can’t help but be reminded of one of those sayings:
“Once you have a reputation for being and early riser,” my Grandpa used to tell me, “You can sleep ’til noon everyday.”
Piper/Johnnie Matchup
The Johnnies will look for a better red-zone offense this week versus Hamline (Photo by Tim Ward)
The hapless Hamline Pipers have received some severe thrashings at the hands of the Johnnies in recent years, being outscored 367-27 over the last seven years. Over that span, the Pipers have not scored more than seven [...]
Inside the Numbers: Bethel Recap
There was a different feeling in the air this year when the St. John’s Johnnies took on the Bethel Royals, looking for their first win between these two teams since 2005. The weather was warmer, the crowd smaller. Most importantly, for the first time in three seasons, there was no MIAC conference crown on the line as both teams, highly touted coming into the year, entered the contest with disappointing, blemished records.
Federal Offense!
Will John Gagliardi Build For The Future Or Play For Today?
If you’ve been paying any attention to the news, local or national, you’ve witnessed a vast array of developments including financial foreclosures, the race to the presidential “throne” and even local philanthropists succumbing to greed. Whether you’re suddenly concerned about discovering your on-line bank account [...]
Royals Continue to Dominate Johnnies
The Johnnies traveled to Arden Hills on Saturday to face conference rival Bethel hoping to put an end to the back-to-back losses at the hands of the Bethel Royals during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Bethel has been spiraling out of control with losses to Carleton and Concordia thus far in the 2008 MIAC schedule. [...]
Johnnie Gameday Predictions: Bethel
When the St. John’s Johnnies and Bethel Royals face off this weekend in Arden Hills, the home team will be trying to make history: it’s been over twenty years since the Johnnies have lost to the same school in three straight seasons (St. Olaf, 1984-86). The significance of this weekend’s contest is even more amazing [...]
